Jobs that pay the biggest premium in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC

Each occupation's median wage in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC compared against the national median for the same occupation. Unlike a cost-of-living adjustment — which scales every job in a state by the same constant and so cannot change their order — this genuinely re-ranks, and it shows where Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC pays a real premium. Limited to occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Cost of living: prices in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC · vs. national

1Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,490
Bachelor's degree
$38,620 – $99,620+29.3%
2Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $56,880+27.4%
3Coaches and Scouts$58,360
Bachelor's degree
$18,500 – $156,900+23.3%
4Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$46,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $47,500+21.0%
5Computer Network Architects$161,170
Bachelor's degree
$89,990 – $185,160+20.2%
6Social Science Research Assistants$74,060
Bachelor's degree
$48,620 – $103,370+19.5%
7Tax Preparers$63,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,480 – $100,790+15.5%
8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$84,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,890 – $105,630+14.3%
9Cargo and Freight Agents$59,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,550 – $77,410+13.5%
10Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$95,630
Doctoral or professional degree
$59,210 – $159,910+13.0%
11Telemarketers$39,750
No formal educational credential
$25,750 – $44,230+12.1%
12Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,790
Associate's degree
$45,560 – $83,600+11.6%
13Chefs and Head Cooks$69,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $88,680+11.5%
14Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,170 – $66,190+11.3%
15Maintenance Workers, Machinery$67,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,170 – $77,540+10.9%
16Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$46,760
Bachelor's degree
$28,690 – $58,120+9.0%
17First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,570 – $75,430+8.7%
18Physical Therapist Assistants$74,140
Associate's degree
$56,530 – $83,520+8.4%
19Pediatricians, General$227,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$119,020 – $323,550+8.3%
20Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$71,290
Bachelor's degree
$50,930 – $101,940+7.6%
21Sewing Machine Operators$39,070
No formal educational credential
$29,610 – $46,090+6.5%
22Production Workers, All Other$42,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $64,350+6.0%
23Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$72,270
Master's degree
$40,070 – $103,040+5.9%
24Tool and Die Makers$67,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,440 – $80,490+5.9%
25Tellers$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $50,500+5.4%
26Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $82,600+5.1%
27Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$103,090
Bachelor's degree
$61,970 – $157,660+3.8%
28Medical Records Specialists$53,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800 – $65,400+3.7%
29Food Batchmakers$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $52,200+3.0%
30First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$76,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,220 – $102,340+3.0%
31Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$47,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $56,270+2.8%
32Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$80,540
Associate's degree
$48,690 – $98,520+2.8%
33Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,960 – $77,930+2.7%
34Industrial Production Managers$129,490
Bachelor's degree
$79,990 – $207,600+2.7%
35Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$59,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $72,590+2.3%
36Medical Equipment Preparers$48,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930 – $58,930+2.1%
37Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$109,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,430 – $184,180+2.1%
38Civil Engineers$102,830
Bachelor's degree
$65,330 – $160,610+2.0%
39Occupational Therapists$102,340
Master's degree
$75,710 – $116,510+2.0%
40Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,070 – $82,150+2.0%
41Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,340 – $61,420+1.9%
42Occupational Therapy Assistants$73,580
Associate's degree
$52,050 – $80,710+1.8%
43Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,390 – $62,410+1.7%
44Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,210 – $58,650+1.7%
45Chiropractors$80,430
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,180 – $214,760+1.6%
46Chemical Technicians$61,380
Associate's degree
$45,780 – $79,630+1.6%
47Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,010
Doctoral or professional degree
$61,790 – $81,530+1.3%
48Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,230 – $112,260+1.1%
49General and Operations Managers$106,750
Bachelor's degree
$57,470 – $222,130+0.9%
50Postal Service Clerks$62,650
No formal educational credential
$55,350 – $75,030+0.8%

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianGreenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	vs. national
1	Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$82,490	$38,620 – $99,620	+29.3%
2	Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,390	$36,980 – $56,880	+27.4%
3	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$58,360	$18,500 – $156,900	+23.3%
4	Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,210	$37,140 – $47,500	+21.0%
5	Computer Network ArchitectsBachelor's degree	$161,170	$89,990 – $185,160	+20.2%
6	Social Science Research AssistantsBachelor's degree	$74,060	$48,620 – $103,370	+19.5%
7	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,460	$29,480 – $100,790	+15.5%
8	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,700	$40,890 – $105,630	+14.3%
9	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,320	$45,550 – $77,410	+13.5%
10	Biological Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$95,630	$59,210 – $159,910	+13.0%
11	TelemarketersNo formal educational credential	$39,750	$25,750 – $44,230	+12.1%
12	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,790	$45,560 – $83,600	+11.6%
13	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,680	$45,640 – $88,680	+11.5%
14	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$27,170 – $66,190	+11.3%
15	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,490	$53,170 – $77,540	+10.9%
16	Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryBachelor's degree	$46,760	$28,690 – $58,120	+9.0%
17	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,530	$37,570 – $75,430	+8.7%
18	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,140	$56,530 – $83,520	+8.4%
19	Pediatricians, GeneralDoctoral or professional degree	$227,540	$119,020 – $323,550	+8.3%
20	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolBachelor's degree	$71,290	$50,930 – $101,940	+7.6%
21	Sewing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$39,070	$29,610 – $46,090	+6.5%
22	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,500	$31,680 – $64,350	+6.0%
23	Librarians and Media Collections SpecialistsMaster's degree	$72,270	$40,070 – $103,040	+5.9%
24	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,830	$37,440 – $80,490	+5.9%
25	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$36,970 – $50,500	+5.4%
26	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,720	$35,090 – $82,600	+5.1%
27	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$103,090	$61,970 – $157,660	+3.8%
28	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,040	$36,800 – $65,400	+3.7%
29	Food BatchmakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$38,620 – $52,200	+3.0%
30	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,650	$50,220 – $102,340	+3.0%
31	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,680	$36,800 – $56,270	+2.8%
32	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$80,540	$48,690 – $98,520	+2.8%
33	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,660	$39,960 – $77,930	+2.7%
34	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,490	$79,990 – $207,600	+2.7%
35	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,350	$39,430 – $72,590	+2.3%
36	Medical Equipment PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,720	$38,930 – $58,930	+2.1%
37	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,520	$71,430 – $184,180	+2.1%
38	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$102,830	$65,330 – $160,610	+2.0%
39	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$102,340	$75,710 – $116,510	+2.0%
40	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,450	$47,070 – $82,150	+2.0%
41	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,440	$39,340 – $61,420	+1.9%
42	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,580	$52,050 – $80,710	+1.8%
43	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,120	$35,390 – $62,410	+1.7%
44	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,550	$29,210 – $58,650	+1.7%
45	ChiropractorsDoctoral or professional degree	$80,430	$52,180 – $214,760	+1.6%
46	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,380	$45,780 – $79,630	+1.6%
47	Mathematical Science Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral or professional degree	$81,010	$61,790 – $81,530	+1.3%
48	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,830	$49,230 – $112,260	+1.1%
49	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,750	$57,470 – $222,130	+0.9%
50	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,650	$55,350 – $75,030	+0.8%

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